What to include in Registry?

On top of the hosting idea, game nights are pretty easy to have in an apartment! That way you can cook/host meals and then have a game night. We have a bunch of board games on our registry! It's fun and especially any college-age friends you have will enjoy them more so than "traditional" registry items.

We're in an apartment as well, and registered at Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Crate & Barrel. Most of the items we selected were either upgrades to current items, or things we would save for when we get a house.

The Target registry had a few specialty items like a bluetooth speaker and things for camping (grilling accessories, hammocks, a cooler).

Crate&Barrel had pieces for entertaining, some cooking/home accessories, and a KitchenAid mixer.

Bed Bath & Beyond was more for small kitchen appliances, like an Instant Pot. The knife set we wanted was also on this registry.

You can definitely think about things to add to yours, but I wouldn't start seriously creating one until closer to your date -- stock changes rapidly, and you don't want your entire registry to be discontinued when it's time to start sharing it!

It's so fun! And Target has some really great looking ones that I've never heard of!

I included some pictures of some of the games we registered for!

Oh definitely! More options just gives people that much more flexibility -- Bed, Bath & Beyond always has a lot of coupons, Target is pretty accessible for most people, etc.

Honestly, Amazon is a super popular option and I've heard good things, but I've given Amazon so much of my money over the years that I deliberately avoided it lol. Their variety, price, and speed is hard to beat, though!

A lot of places will also give you coupons to purchase leftover items yourself. (We ended up not having a shower and didn't get much from our registries, so I plan on using some of those coupons to get a few staples we still need. How I've gone this long without a basting brush is beyond me!)